Erin’s Fireplace bar – day 2
So the plan is to do some carving on the front of the fireplace, just below the mantle, and on the sides of the corbels. I am not so worried … Continue reading
Erin’s Fireplace bar – day 1
I have a new project, and this one is unique. My friend Erin recently bought a house and she wants to add a bar. There is limited space in the … Continue reading
Replicating a stamped table apron
Wow, two months since my last post. I am not sure if I have been too busy to get down to the shop, or too lazy. I always seem to … Continue reading
Book shelves
I was planning on finishing this project a week ago, but 36″ of snow got in the way. I was asked to make a set of shelves that will be … Continue reading
Built-in liquor cabinet
A friend of mine asked me to build him a liquor cabinet, that could be built into a knee wall, in his family room. Since he intends to paint it … Continue reading
Making a recliner more handicap accessable
This is a quick and inexpensive way to make a recliner more accessible to someone who has been disabled. One thing that is recommended to the folks getting knee and … Continue reading
Chair repairs
I have a friend named Liz. She has a problem. If you throw away a piece of furniture, she will find you and take it. No matter how damaged the … Continue reading
Installing some solar panels
This post will have very little to do with woodworking, but my tools and my shop all run on electricity, so I thought it might interesting. This is my house. It may … Continue reading
Guitar headstock inlay
My friend Bill started this project, but immediately ran into problems. He bought some discs with abalone patterns on them, with the intent of inlaying them on guitar headstocks. Unfortunately he … Continue reading
Maker Fair 2015
I haven’t had many shop projects lately that were worth posting about, but that may change shortly. I have a few projects in the pipeline that need to be designed, … Continue reading
Papal furniture delivery
I haven’t been in the shop the last couple of weeks, but I did get to visit my friend Doug’s shop to see the construction of the papal chair as … Continue reading
Guitar-shaped cutting board
A friend of mine noticed some rejected guitar-shaped pieces of wood in my scrap pile. They were left-over from the Baritone guitar build. He wanted to know if he could … Continue reading
Papal furniture construction
I spent a few hours yesterday, at Carriage Hill Custom Cabinets & Millwork. This is where part of the papal furniture is being constructed, for the Pope’s visit to the … Continue reading
Appalachia mission trip 2015
I just got back from our Youth group’s annual mission trip to Preston County West Virginia. We work with the Summer home repair project, run by the church of Preston … Continue reading
Extracting a broken screw
When I made my bass guitar last week, I ran into some trouble installing the pickups. Maple and purpleheart are very dense woods, and the long, skinny screws for mounting … Continue reading
Ed’s pen kits
My friend Ed saw my Penn State Industries catalog sitting on my desk and started leafing through it at work one day. He was surprised by the large variety of … Continue reading
Park bench slats – delivered and installed
A few weeks ago, I made a set of park bench slats for a very nice lady, Lena, in Southern Florida. She sent me some pictures, of the state her park … Continue reading
Porsche emblem carve
My friend Nick is a Porsche fan. He asked if I could carve a large Porsche logo, in wood for him. I found this image and used it as a … Continue reading
Welcome sign
I have not had any big projects lately. Nothing instructive to post anyway. I did recently do a quick project for my friend Dave that I thought I would post. … Continue reading
Deck rail planter
My wife wants to grow some herbs on the deck so I picked up a plastic window box, at the store. I have some cedar siding left over, that a … Continue reading
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